Loog.ai Blog — Logistics, Automation & AI in Freight Transport

The US 10% global import surcharge under Section 122, effective February 24, 2026, is stacking on existing duties and creating urgent compliance challenges for North American, UK, and Oceania shippers and carriers. With potential hikes to 15% and limited exemptions, businesses face higher costs, customs bond shortfalls, and supply chain restructuring pressures.

Escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran region are suspending ocean and air services, forcing ship rerouting that adds weeks to Transpacific and Transatlantic lanes critical for North American shippers. Carriers face container backups at Asian hubs, Suez delays, and strained air capacity amid fuel price spikes from released petroleum reserves.

The US Supreme Court invalidated President Trump's broad emergency tariffs under IEEPA, sparking refunds and legal battles, but a new 10% blanket import surcharge under Section 122 has unleashed chaos in cross-border flows, nearshoring, and Asia-Pacific routes for shippers and carriers in North America, Oceania, and the UK.

Collaborative robots (cobots) and modular automation systems are democratizing warehouse robotics in 2025. Discover how small and mid-sized companies are achieving 3x productivity gains and 45% cost reductions.

Machine learning algorithms now predict demand fluctuations with 85% accuracy, enabling companies to reduce inventory costs by up to 30% while improving delivery performance.